Why coconut oil injection doesn't work for penis enlargement
This case study explains why coconut oil injection don't work for penis enlargement.
Papua New Guinea residents inject coconut oil into their penis.
Many people have disfigured their penises while trying to enlarge them, doctors say.
Papua New Guinean doctors urge people to stop injecting foreign substances into their penises. Insecure people are pumping coconut oil, baby oil, cooking oil, and silicone into their genitals to enlarge them. The outcomes are grim.
Akule Danlop, a surgeon at Port Moresby General Hospital, says that his clinic has treated at least 500 patients with penile disfigurement and dysfunction after injections.
"I have seen five new cases every week for the past two years, and these are the ones that have come forward for treatment. We don’t know how many of them are out there," Akule said. "I saw seven today."
Putting household oils and silicone in penises has obvious negative effects. Enlargement is common but never positive.
"Most [patients] have abnormal, lumpy masses on the penis and scrotum," Akule said. "Many have ulcers that burst." Some people have difficulty urinating because their foreskin is swollen.
"They regret it mostly."
In some cases, the procedure damaged erectile muscles, making erections difficult. The penis-injecting craze is draining medical resources that could be used elsewhere, Akule said, the only surgeon in Port Moresby who can treat these conditions.
"There's cancer," he said. "It's frustrating to see cases where other people deserve [help] and these people harm themselves."